Gnizmo said: Stefan.De.Machtige said: Four perfect scores per year is just to much (five when FFXIII launches offcourse). Ten is supposed never to be reached. Famtisu is undermining it's own reviews.   If 10 is never meant to be reached then it is not really a part of the scale. 10 is supposed to be rarely reached, and represent the pinnacle of gaming at the time. It does not mean perfect. It means best.

No game can be perfect. And perfection is what's a perfect score represents. Ten is the number that you aim for. The goal is getting as close as you can. 

Stefan.De.Machtige said: Gnizmo said: Stefan.De.Machtige said: Four perfect scores per year is just to much (five when FFXIII launches offcourse). Ten is supposed never to be reached. Famtisu is undermining it's own reviews.   If 10 is never meant to be reached then it is not really a part of the scale. 10 is supposed to be rarely reached, and represent the pinnacle of gaming at the time. It does not mean perfect. It means best. No game can be perfect. And perfection is what's a perfect score represents. Ten is the number that you aim for. The goal is getting as close as you can.

Maybe the game is doing perfectly what it should do? Maybe NSMB Wii did everything perfect as a sidescroller?

Stefan.De.Machtige said: No game can be perfect. And perfection is what's a perfect score represents. Ten is the number that you aim for. The goal is getting as close as you can.

Then a 10 is not a part of the scale, and it is rated at a maximum of 9.9, and not 10. Perfect scores do not represent perfection. They represent the best possible score. That is reserved for the best games. If 10 does not represent the best possible score then the scale you are using is off, and should be noted as such.

When so many websites give so many perfect scores to any new GTA or CoD, i find it hard to blame Famitsu for doin' the same from time to time, but with totally different games...

If it's "meaningless", then all perfect scores out there are just as "meaningless"... and if you don't like NSMBWii, it won't change anything anyway: nobody forces you...

At least, their reviews include the opinions of FOUR people, and not one, which is always better to avoid any kind of bias and/or stupidity, imho...

The OP could have posted the *other* two famitsu scores:

Tokyo Friend Pack II Ketteiban: Minna de Chousen! Taikan Attraction (Wii) – 7/6/6/5
Takumi Restaurant wa Daihanjou! (Wii) – 6/7/6/6

...not quite so very high any more.

What about the Zelda -Spirit Tracks- ? and I'm very happy for NSMB Wii nicely done FAMITSU.

Famitsu is handing out more 40s than a ghetto corner store.

Pokepark received the same score as SW3... that's also a big surprise for me.

As for NSMB Wii receiving 40/40, it does seem that Famitsu hands out the perfect score quite easily these days. One thing to note is if reviewers from 2008-present are the same as the reviewers from 1998-2006. Different people would have different point of view on games and maybe current reviewers are easier to please.

Darc Requiem said: Famitsu is handing out more 40s than a ghetto corner store.

LOL nice one.

OT: Glad Mario got a perfect score but seems like Famitsu is being really easy this gen its sad.

Super Mario Galaxy 2 has alot to prove now that this has happened.